Vortices in Nonlinear Fields: From Liquid Crystals to Superfluids, From Non-Equilibrium Patterns to Cosmic Strings (International Series of Monographs on Physics) [Hardcover]

L. M. Pismen (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0198501676 | ISBN-13: 978-0198501671 | Publication Date: April 29, 1999

Symmetry breaking is partially responsible for the astounding variety of natural phenomena derived from a few simple and symmetric basic laws. Unique in its multidisciplinary scope, this book considers from a unified point of view the structure and dynamics of vortices in a variety of nonlinear field models with spontaneously broken symmetry. The theory has wide applications, including superfluids, superconductors, rotating spiral waves, and relativistic string theories. This volume is an integrated survey of this rapidly developing field.

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"This book demonstrates a direct involvement of its author in the field in practically all of its aspects. The book, well-written and richly documented, is also generously illustrated and is rigorous in its mathematics. But it also succeeds to keep a matter-of-fact style ... a must for all professional scientists concerned with vorticity under any of its disguises. ... a beautiful source of concepts in a somewhat unified framework."--Zentralblatt MATH

About the Author

Leonid M. Pismen is at Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 312 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (April 29, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198501676
• ISBN-13: 978-0198501671
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,349,995 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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